With The Odyssey still in theaters and Christopher Nolan in the public consciousness once again, Tyler and Konnery finally dive in to The Dark Knight trilogy, starting with this ep on "Batman Begins"! Together they discuss their love for this first installment that would become overshadowed by its world-changing sequel, the public doubt in the franchise after Batman & Robin (which IS good), the difference between Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, a more-than stacked cast (Rob Roy! Oppenheimer! Roy Batty! Alfred! Katie Holmes!), overcoming fear, lots and lots of bats, and so much more on this fear toxin-huffing episode of the Friendchise Podcast!

What's New: D23 talk!

Tyler and Konnery are joined by returning Spider-Scholar Sebastian Pierce to chat the newest MCU release, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"! Together they discuss the more grounded, emotionally-tapped approach of this installment, how jacked and adult Tom Holland finally looks, Spider and Man and the hyphen between, integrating unexpected characters as the film's antagonists, how great the interactions between Spider-Man, The Punisher, The Hulk, and so many more characters are, and so much more on this web-spewing episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Magic: The Gathering The Hobbit Prerelease

Tyler: X-Men '97 (Disney Plus)

Sebastian: Hades II (PC), I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (PC), The Interface Series by Mother Horse Eyes

Tyler and Konnery have the Power to cover the newish hit film (according to Prime Video's internal statistics) Masters of the Universe! Together they discuss Amazon's touting of the film's success despite it making so little in theaters, a confusing target demographic and an attempt at rejuvenating a 40+ year old property, where using Skeletor as an analogy for toxic masculinity works as well as it should, Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella chat, Jared Leto being an absolute piece of trash criminal, He-memes, multiple forms of the He-Man show, the film's apologetic humor and mixed messaging, incredible colors and so much more on this toyetic episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New?

Kon: The Odyssey (again), Beast of Reincarnation (PS5), Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls (PS5)

Tyler: Elden Ring (PS5), Battlefield 6 (PS5)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by siren Jeronimo Moran and lotus eater Cameron Takeda to break down one of the oldest franchises in history and Christopher Nolan's new film, "The Odyssey"! Together they hop around the Mediterranean at every point that Odysseus and his crew land, True IMAX 70mm and all the different formats this film is playing in, 2004 epic Troy, Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, the stacked yet curious cast, Polyphemus' cheese, and so much more on this epically poetic episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New?

Kon: The Witches (1990), Troy (2004) (Rental)

Tyler: Troy (Rental), The Iliad (Emily Wilson translation)

Cameron: Bad City (Prime Video), Baby Assassins trilogy (Tubi)

Jeronimo: Anime Expo, One Piece (Crunchyroll), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Crunchyroll), raving

Tyler and Konnery return to the corrupted world of the Deadites as they cover new release, "Evil Dead Burn"! Together they discuss the film's turn towards trauma-thematic storytelling, whether that blends well with its violence, consider its odd release timing, do tons of extended Deadite universe pitching, and so much more on this toxic family episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New?

Kon: Monsters University, Spider-man, Hercules (Disney+)

Tyler: Piranha II: The Spawning (Tubi), Love Lies Bleeding (Kanopy)

Tyler and Konnery explore the newest franchise self-implosion known only as, "Supergirl"! Together they discuss what mad this movie box office poison, how Milly Alcock and the Supergirl character deserve far better, the withering state of the superhero genre, studio edits and interference, Lobo being a total bastich, and so much more on this green sun-fearing episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Batman: Arkham Knight (PS5), Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced (PS5)

Tyler: Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson, Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden (Libby)

Tyler and Konnery finally hit the bottom of the deep emotional well that is the Toy Story franchise as they wrap up goo goo gah gah summer with, "Toy Story 5"! Together they discuss this less philosophical, more playful new installment of a childhood franchise as they investigate what it feels like to pass off characters to a younger generation, glorify the beautiful animation, appreciate more time with Jessie, nearly crash out for a handful of reasons, and so much more on this toy vs tech episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Bring Her Back (HBOMax) and undertone (HBOMax)

Tyler: Disclosure Day (In Theaters)

Tyler and Konnery buckle up as they go on the existentialist road trip film that is, "Toy Story 4"! Together they discuss the use of a sentient fork to explore what it means to be alive, enjoy the return of Bo Peep and whatever her sheep are named, celebrate Canada's greatest stuntman, map out Key and Peele's diverging careers, adore the film's gorgeous animation, consider a fitting end for an old cowboy, and so much more on this dark carnival episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: Mank (Netflix), Rental Family (Hulu)

Kon: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Rental), Backrooms (In Theaters)

Tyler and Konnery are joined animation enjoyer and Life Auditor to cover the emotional send off that is "Toy Story 3"! Together they discuss the direction of the third film's story, Ken-shaming, accepting the inferno, how drawn to the toys' personalities Tyler still is, giving up childish things, what makes a great Toy Story villain, and so much more on this Bookworm-disapproving episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: Sonic Team Racing (PS5), Fast & Furious (Blu-Ray)

Kon: Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, Widow's Bay (Apple TV+)

Cameron: Another World (In Theaters), Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan by Gaku Kuze

Tyler and Konnery are joined by the pod's rootin', tootin ' producer Lily Denering Young to stage a rescue mission for their childhoods as they cover "Toy Story 2"! Together they discuss the dichotomous villainy of Zerg, Big Al, and Stinky Pete, the heartrending Sarah McLachlan-sung backstory to everyone's favorite cowgirl toy Jessie, how this movie lays down the ingredients for a superior sequel, break down the behind the scenes perils of almost losing the entire film, and so much more on this roundup episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: Pressure (In Theaters), Cinderella Man (Netflix)

Kon: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix), Creed, Elden Ring (PS5), Drawfee Show (Youtube)

Lily: Emily in Paris, The Summer I Got Pretty, The Crash (all Netflix)